Pictures are captured memories. And they are the most valuable element of your mobile device. So, what would you do if they disappeared?

Recently I was driving home from work and realized I hadn’t seen my phone in a while. I heaved my car to the curb. I unbuckled and immediately began sifting through my stuff. I tossed aside my purse, chucked my glasses over the seat, and tore through the glovebox napkins.

Frantic, I pored over the entire car. Sweat prickled my temples. My hands shook. How could I lose my phone?

I jumped into the driver’s seat and raced back to work. I barged through the front door and surveyed the space. Studying my clean, organized desk, my phone was nowhere to be found.

I asked some late-to-leave coworkers, but everyone shook their heads.

Tears trickled over my cheeks. I didn’t care about the phone. I cared about the photos.

I didn’t want to lose all those memories. My daughter’s graduation. My son’s soccer tournament. My husband’s promotion. Not to mention the countless dog photos. Teddy is part of the family, after all!

I was devastated.

With wet cheeks and puffy eyes, I dragged myself back to the car. I felt defeated. As I plopped into my seat, something solid pushed against my bottom. I dove up, turned, and discovered my missing phone. The tears returned in full force.

Immediately I shuffled through my photo albums. After a few minutes, I still couldn’t find any of the images I thought I lost forever. Sitting there in my car, surrounded by an empty parking lot, I spent almost an hour trying to locate these memories. But I couldn’t.

Simply, I was rattled. Where were they?

When I got home, I searched my computers, but the pictures weren’t there either.

Frustrated, I called a friend to vent. Anger seeped out of me. She gave me a few minutes before interrupting.

“Have you tried the PhotoStick Mobile?” she asked.

“What does that have to do with my pictures?” I replied.

My friend explained that she used a small USB device called the PhotoStick Mobile. It found and organized all the images on her phone. While she thought she didn’t have an issue locating photos, the device actually found images she didn’t even remember taking!